IOSH Working Safely training course

A 1 day training course designed to deliver an understanding of essential health and safety in the workplace, for all persons to work safely, in any industry.

Benefits of attending for the learner

• All learners will gain a general appreciation of Health and Safety and to appreciate risks and hazards in the workplace.
• All learners should be better placed to keep themselves and the people around then safer as a result of the training.
• The training is a CPD opportunity for people who may already have good safety knowledge, giving them the opportunity to reflect on their own knowledge and behaviours.

Benefits of attending for the employer

• A reduction in incidents and accidents as a result of a wider appreciation of Health and Safety in the workforce.
• The course can be an integral part of an overall safety culture (Note: the majority of Develop Training's own employees have completed IOSH Working Safely or Managing Safely).

What you will learn

• Introducing Working Safely.
• Health and Safety legislation.
• Defining hazards & risks.
• Identifying common hazards e.g. fire hazards, electrical hazards, manual handling injuries, the effect of noise and slips trips and falls.
• Improving safety performance, reporting and recording accidents and near miss events, reviewing risk assessments and communicating improvements.

What qualifications will you achieve?

• This course is accredited by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.

How is this training delivered?

• The IOSH Working Safely course is classroom based with discussions and demonstrations in controlled conditions, working towards a written assessment/risk control exercises at the close.

What do I need to bring with me?

• Learners can bring with them any materials used in their work, copies of risk assessments or management systems so that they can see how their materials fit in to the context of the training.